I want the path bar and status bar to always be visible in all Finder windows, but they are not. They might be visible for a session, then after reboot, I must enable them again; even then, some Finder windows might have them, and some might not.
Anything I can check in (for example) a plist? Something I can execute in Terminal?
MacBook Pro 16″
In addition to the good suggestion by dialabrain: sometimes Finder preferences can get corrupted. Deleting them should help, if it is the case, and does not hurt, anyway.
In Finder, press Command-Shift-G and paste
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
Drag the file out of the folder, and put it in the Desktop, for example.
Force-quit the Finder, or log out and back in.
Set things the way you want them and see if they stick.
In addition to the good suggestion by dialabrain: sometimes Finder preferences can get corrupted. Deleting them should help, if it is the case, and does not hurt, anyway.
In Finder, press Command-Shift-G and paste
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
Drag the file out of the folder, and put it in the Desktop, for example.
Force-quit the Finder, or log out and back in.
Set things the way you want them and see if they stick.
Try booting into Safe Mode then restart normally. Sometimes that will fix anomalies.
Path and status bars won't stay enabled in Ventura
